The Rich Young Man^(A)

¹⁶ Now one came and said to Him, “Good Teacher, what good deed shall I do to have eternal life?”

¹⁷ He replied to him, “Why do you call Me good? There is One who is good. But if you would enter life, keep the commandments.”

¹⁸ He said to Him, “Which ones?”

Jesus said, “You shall not murder, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness,^{[a] 19} Honor your father and your mother,^[b] and, You shall love your neighbor as yourself.^[c]”

²⁰ The young man said to Him, “All these I have kept from my youth. What do I still lack?”

²¹ Jesus said to him, “If you would be perfect, go and sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. And come, follow Me.”

²² But when the young man heard this, he went away sorrowful. For he had great possessions.

²³ Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Truly, I say to you that it will be hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. ²⁴ And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”

²⁵ When His disciples heard this, they were greatly amazed, saying, “Who then can be saved?”

²⁶ But Jesus looked at them and said, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

²⁷ Then Peter answered Him, “See, we have left everything and followed You. What then shall we have?”

²⁸ Jesus said to them, “Truly I say to you, in the regeneration, when the Son of Man sits on His glorious throne, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. ²⁹ And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for My name’s sake shall receive a hundred times as much and inherit eternal life. ³⁰ But many who are first will be last, and the last first.”

The Rich Ruler^(A)

¹⁸ A certain ruler asked Him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

¹⁹ Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good, except God alone. ²⁰ You know the commandments: Do not commit adultery, Do not murder, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor your father and your mother.^[a]”

²¹ He said, “All these I have kept since my youth.”

²² When Jesus heard this, He said to him, “Yet you lack one thing. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. And come, follow Me.”

²³ When he heard this he became very sorrowful, for he was very rich. ²⁴ When Jesus saw that he became very sorrowful, He said, “How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God! ²⁵ For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”

²⁶ Those who heard this said, “Who then can be saved?”

²⁷ He said, “What is impossible with men is possible with God.”

²⁸ Peter said, “Look, we have left everything and followed You.”

²⁹ He said to them, “Truly, I tell you, there is no man who has left his home or parents or brothers or wife or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, ³⁰ who shall not receive many times more in this age and, in the age to come, eternal life.”